The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-28
BURNETT BUDGET.
Mr.. Fitzgerald Threatens Suit for $2,5oo-
900 Damages.
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Mr.. Fitzgerald Threatens Suit for $4,000.
900 Damages.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BURNETT July 25.-A letter received Sat
urday by a citizen of this city from Mr.
Archibald Fitzgerald, now in San An
tonic, which states that he will be in
Burnet on Wednesday, when he will cause
to be issued five warrants against the
Dignowity crowd. He charges them with
trying fraudulently to obtain possession
of the land ON which is situated the old
San Saba mine, and also with libel
Mr.. Fitzgerald says he will sue for
damages, and places his injury way up
in the milllons-i. g., $2,500,O00. We
will wait for the outcome of the whole
business before making comment.
Mr.. James Kinser, living in the
southern portion of the county, had the
misfortune to lose his little two year-old
child one day last week from the effects of
drinking vial of croton oil. The bottle
was on the mantlepiece and the
little one climbed upon a chair, procured
the bottle and crank the poison. This
should be warning to all parents not to
keep poison about house where there
are young children, or, when they get it
for any particular purpose, to destroy
what is left over. Mr.. Kinser and his
wife have the sympathy of their friends
in this sad and sudden taking off of their
precious little one.
Items gathered from the register of the
Burnet hotel:
Mr.. W. s. Seymour, representing the
Wholesale grocery house of Schmidt &
Zeigler, of New Orleans, is in town.
Mr.. Q. E. Delno, general manager OF
Goggan Bros music house at Austin,
accompanied by his new piano tuner,
Prof. FELTON,, is in our city looking after
the interests of his house.
Mr.. @. G. Caldwell, of Austin, who has
been visiting Lampasas for his health, re,
turned home on Saturday. The Sulphur
city did not agree with him, as he ap-
peared to be worse instead of benefited.
Colonel Norton went down to Austin on
Saturday. He will return next week to
finish shipping his order of granite to
Hon. Walter Gresham, of the Santa Fe,
for building fine residence.
j. L. Boynton, of Houston, and Ell. R.
McInnis and daughter, of Llano, were also
registered at the Burnet hotel on Satur-
day.
We learn the engineer corps of the Aus
tin 81 Northwestern railroad will start out
to survey line from the granite quarry
to Llano and Mason on Monday. 1t is
said branch to Marble Falls will be built
when it becomes necessary,
Mr.. Hibler of Backbone Valley, is dis
posing of his effects, with a view to
leaving the state and going out to Oregon
BURNET, July 26.-Mr. D. Reynolds, an
old citizen, well-known and respected in
this county, died last Monday morning, at
his residence two and half miles from
town, on the Llano road, of inflammation of
the bowels. Mr.. Reynolds had only been
sick few days before his death. He was
72 years of age.
Mr.. j. @. Saunders, McCulloch county's
big sheepman, is in town on business.
Rev. j. R. Nelson returned during the
last week aud filled his pulpit Oh Sunday
Rev. G. H. Dobbs, of Round Rock,
preached two sermons on Sunday to large
congregations, also had preaching Mon
day morning and night. Elder j. B. Max.
WE'LL of Bluffton, preacf ed a practical SER
mon Sunday night at the Christian church
Miss Emily Comet, of Georgetown, is in
Burnet, visiting the family of W. H. Pear
son, esq.
Miss Eta Grove, of Mobile, Ala, sister
of our good looking but bashful commits
sion merchant, Mr.. Gus. Grove, is here on
a visit to her brother.
Another of the gallant Granite Rifles is
looking forward to the 1st of September
as the day appointed for his stepping
off,"
Miss May Knowles, of Llano, is visiting
her friend, Miss Alice Splitter, of this city